EVENTS

Hunting shrimp

Watch the cuttlefish stalking shrimp, cautiously advancing by walking on a couple of arms — it almost looks like a tetrapod for a few moments. And then, finally, the lightning-fast strike. Oh, man, I wish I had a retractable spear built into my face. There are so many occasions when that would come in handy.

>Oh, man, I wish I had a retractable spear built into my face.
So that’s why you’re a God-hating atheist isn’t it? You’re just jealous of Jesus, because he has a sword coming out of his mouth with which he can slay unbelievers(Revelation 19:21), and you don’t!

I’m not sure if I’m hoping cephalopods evolve longer lifespans or not. I’m convinced the only reason they don’t currently have a complex underwater civilization is that it’s pretty hard to do that when you only live a couple years and die after mating. If they have a shift in their life cycle to multiple breeding cycles instead of one, we’re doomed.

(Simply substitute A for “cuttlefish”, B for “kitteh”, C for “sea”, D for “air”, E for “retractable spear built into face” … I leave it as exercise to work out the various permutations,… but the logic is infallible.)